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New York Yankees prospect Thairo Estrada was shot during an alleged armed robbery attempt in Venezuela, manager Aaron Boone revealed on Friday. According to Boone, a bullet is still lodged in Estrada’s right hip. Fortunately, it’s the only injury ...

Venezuela continues to be a dangerous place for baseball players and their families. It’s not a well kept secret that the South American nation has dealt with its fair share of violence. And now, the New York Yankees are finding this out first-hand ...

Late last week, news broke that the mother of Pirates catcher Elias Diaz had been kidnapped in her native Venezuela. Unfortunately, thanks to political unrest, kidnappings have become all too uncommon in the country. Rays catcher Wilson Ramos (then with ...

“There is no escaping the fact that the realities of the situation currently in Venezuela — socially, politically, economically — affects every aspect of life, including professional sports,” ESPN analyst Alejandro Moreno, a former MLS and ...

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CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan authorities said police have rescued the mother of Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz, three days after she was kidnapped. Zulia state Gov. Omar Prieto announced Sunday evening on his Twitter account that 72-year-old ...

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz’s mother is back with her family after she was kidnapped allegedly by rogue police officers in her home country of Venezuela. Ana Soto, 72, was taken from her home in the town of Maracaibo on Thursday ...

Joaquin Oliver became a naturalized American citizen in January 2017. Born in Venezuela, he moved to the United States with his family at the age of 3. Among friends at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, he was known as “Guac,” a moniker that ...

"It doesn't matter whether my pictures stay on my computer or get published worldwide, but this (nomination) means people will see what's happening" in Venezuela ... and Oliver Scarff running in the sports singles category with his photo of an annual ...